I’ve missed being here regularly – had to go look for a new laptop. although I now have one, my current one is slower than my previous one… otherwise I’ve just been working and getting ready for summer quarter!!! I took a great class w/ a local bead shop on color paletting and design recently, the instructor made us all choose beads for different focal beads, and we switched bead trays every few minutes, LOTS of FUN… then we all made a 3 strand bracelet w/ a focal bead using whatever color palette we picked – and she helped us… I made a bracelet w/ rainbow fluorite, light copper and lavender pearls plus an antique copper clasp, gotta scan and post pics soon! how about you??? Did you have a good 4th of July???

Joyce,
We had a very nice 4th!!! My Aunt & Cousin from Germany are visiting & also enjoyed their first 4th too!!! We’ve been doing alot of shows + work has been busy. My cousin has been coming in every Thurs. & learning to bead, “she’s a natural” She’s made some gorgeous necklaces to take back!!! I’m sooooo glad to hear from you, I was beginning to worry!!!!lol….. “just like a mother hen”!!! Your class sounds like it was alot of fun!!! We’ll have to try something like that!!!

Anita, thanks for comments about the 4th, glad to hear you have your aunt and cousin visiting from Germany. Great to hear you’ve been busy w/ shows and classes too! Tonight I went to the monthly “Bead date night” at my fav local bead shop – we all bring food (if we want) to share and stuff to work on (again if we want). So I started a two strand knotted necklace w/ some rainbow fluorite, pearls, crazy lace, wood beads and a tiny bit of antique soochow… the beads are all spaced in groups w/ some thread in between each… and I’m planning to use one of the copper pendants I got from LB this spring…

Bubbly I do know what you mean about the coin pearls – wonder why LB DOESNT have the peach or iris green coin pearls listed in the “pearls” section???